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Every fall, an avalanche of advertising bombards the phones, televisions and mailboxes of the country’s 65 million Medicare beneficiaries.
Private...
- Added: Oct 20, 2023
- Length: 19:15
About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, acce...
- Added: Apr 14, 2023
- Length: 20:42
An overhaul of Medicare’s prescription drug benefit will lower costs for seniors while changing incentives for insurers and drugmakers.
- Added: Oct 28, 2022
- Length: 19:19
There’s a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans in their homes and nursing facilities. And it’s only expected to get worse.
Could ...
- Added: Oct 20, 2022
- Length: 21:23
Dr. Roger Kligler had been fighting prostate cancer for 14 years before he got the news: it's terminal. With no more treatment options, Roger sued ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 23, 2016
- Length: 07:40
- Purchases: 1
As we approach the shortest days of the year, we take a longing look at the therapeutic aspects of daylight. One researcher found that light therap...
Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Nov 23, 2016
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 3
ALS: a heartwrenching medical quandary for both doctors and patients. As research progresses, one local doctor takes a positive approach.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Mar 22, 2016
- Length: 03:32
- Purchases: 2
At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 08:27
- Purchases: 2
According to official estimates, there are currently over 50 thousand older adults in Boulder County that are at least 60 years old. 13,000 are at ...
- Added: Aug 14, 2014
- Length: 06:07
When you think of climate change, you might think of melting ice shelves. Heat waves. Shrinking habitat for animals and plants. You might not think...
Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Apr 10, 2012
- Length: 03:36
- Purchases: 3
The Montana Supreme Court will weigh in on physician assisted suicide.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 02, 2009
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
